Another super talented musician who’s associated with Pomplamoose is singer/songwriter Ryan Lerman (who also helped out Lauren O’connell in the previous feature). Reminiscent of Elliott Smith’s work and clearly inspired by it- Rhymes With Nothing and Cellophane showcase original songwriting at its very best form. Check ‘em out:
Rhymes With Nothing
Lyrics
You’re wasting all my time
I put up a wall and you break it down again
You’re tying up my lines
You turn around and I want you back againAnd though I know it’s nothing (do do do do do)
Your name rhymes with nothingI’m giving up control
Only find it was never mine to give up
You fucking broke my mold
Now what am I supposed to do when I lose you‘Cause though I know it’s nothing (do do do do do)
Your name rhymes with nothingI don’t suppose you want to be my latest pennyweight disaster
I know that I can find a reason why we can’t work it out:You’re thinking down the road
And I am only thinking about today
And though I’d love to be with you
There’s something that’s been keeping me at bay‘Cause though I know it’s nothing
Your name rhymes with nothingAnd if your name doesn’t rhyme
Then how am I supposed to write a song for you
CellophaneLyrics
What’s good is gone from everything.
Like sunshine wrapped in cellophane,
It just won’t stick and I’m sick of it.
I’ve been calling out your name for so long now.
The seasons have all changed their clothes,
But I’m still in the same suit and tie.
Sitting on the piano in my parents’ living room,
In an old picture frame.
I’m catching dreams in paper cups
And saving them for later days
When I can talk to you
And tell you that you were a dream come true
Brazen was my wounded heart
Before it tore the world apart.
Now I love in color bars.
I’m bleeding out at best,
But I’m healing slow.
Any chalk-white second chance is long gone by now.
I’ve been empty cellophane for so long now.
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